What is management, and how do you become a good manager? Managing people is not easy but if you do it successfully it can be a very rewarding experience. Management is both an art and a science; the art is making people more effective at their work than they would have been without you. The science is how to go about doing that. Management is also a skill which can be honed through study and practice. Just remember the four pillars: plan, organize, direct, and monitor and employ different strategies to find out what works best for you.